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WTF is wrong with me?

Postby av0316 » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:42 pm

I applied for a job with a small lie on my resume. I know this seems really unrelated and disconnected, but for some reason I was afraid that lie would impact my erections/sex life. Maybe i'm afraid tht lie would have increased my anxiety/guilt and then afraid that would impact that hardness of my erections or something. I'm not sure. haha.
Anyhow, i emailed the employer telling them i lied and how i was afraid that that lie would affect other aspects of my life (leaving the sex life part out). But, now I feel guilty that I should have told them that I was afraid it would impact my erections/sex life, so I feel guilty ALL OVER AGAIN. Not guilty actually, but the thought that I should have gone in more detail with them keeps coming in my head constantly. YES, I AM AWARE OF HOW WEIRD OF A PROBLEM THIS IS.
One thing I noticed about myself is that I like it when people are very authentic, open, and vulnerable, and I guess I have always been that way, or aspired to. But, I have told lies in the past and not really cared so much. This one was hardly even a lie, and I keep on thinking about how much better my life would be had i just gone into more detail, like I am with you guys.
I would probably be free from this thought and feel more free internally and at peace. But, now I am stuck with anxiety. But emailing an employer about that kind of stuff is awkward and embarrassing as heck. I guess I believe humans should be authentic with each other or something. I don't really know what is wrong with me.
How can I get this thought to go away? Shoudl I just send an awkward email out to the employer adding that detail about my erection/sex life or what?
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Re: WTF is wrong with me?

Postby kah80 » Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:04 pm

Emailing the employer is the last thing you should do. Sorry to say but they'll just think that's weird. I'm not saying you're weird- this is how we think when we have OCD and I understand how anxious it's making you feel not to confess it, but you have to resist.

I kind of understand because recently I was buying something from a shop and the assistant asked what I was up to that evening and I said we'd be watching X Factor. When I got out of the shop I looked at the TV guide and X factor wasn't on and I felt guilty like I'd lied to the assistant and I'd have to go back and tell him. But I didn't.

Guilt is a big thing for OCD sufferers but you won't gain anything by confessing this. I hope you manage to resist, I know it's hard and I sympathise.
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Re: WTF is wrong with me?

Postby av0316 » Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:20 am

I appreciate the response. Yeah, No doubt about it, they would think its weird--VERY VERY VERY weird. It would probably be one of the weirdest if not the strangest email they would have ever received--reading about some candidates fear of erection stuff? for sure. weird.

For them it would be at least. For me? I rationalize it. In my head I value authenticity, and my guilt/anxiety is because I wasn't authentic in that moment, so confessing to them that erection detail would mean I was more authentic and I was essentailly fixing the issue.

So for me, it makes sense to confess. As weird as it would be. And I FEEL a weight would be lifted off my shoulders and I'd feel free internally. The question is--is that ok, or am I merely thinking its not an unhealthy OCD and something similar will happen again in the future?

Does anyone have any thoughts? Is it OCD or is it warranted?
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Re: WTF is wrong with me?

Postby Snaga » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:25 am

I'm calling OCD! I would strongly advise against TMIing them, unless you happen to be working for a porn film company and erections are integral to the job! Seriously. If it's nothing to do with the job, correcting your resume is enough. Although I understand the compulsion. I frequently must fight the urge to confess to all sorts of things. That are best left unconfessed.

The most similar OCD weird thought has been kind of a reverse to that. I am highly fetishistic. Part of my fetish is I have pierced nipples. I used to be compelled to wear elaborate jewelry, shields, etc., but then I would have a bad day at work and become convinced I'm being punished for my carnal compulsions. I would actually remove the stuff and throw it away. Now I keep to simple rings, which I don't like doing, but I dare not elaborate. Same with wearing sex jewelry. Not at work. I will be punished. Being religious, how do I know I'm NOT being punished? I don't. But I'm sure having OCD isn't helping things. Also being highly prone to odd fetishistic rituals don't help. I've done all sorts of odd personal things in order to control sexual urges, or counteract bad luck. Sometimes I think it borders on... Psychosis is too strong a word, but certainly there is a connection.

So.. yes I understand completely your desire to act on this, in order to bring things back into balance, but that would seriously weird them out.

When I'm checking a lock or window , sometimes I have to just walk away.... It's hard, at first......I feel it's in your best interest with them that you take a deep breath and try to not explain about the sexual part.
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